Effective July 1, 2017, all employees eligible for the full employer contribution may waive medical coverage by signing and dating a form and providing proof of other coverage. This new waiver provision, enacted by the 2017 legislature, was included in the State Government Omnibus bill (2017 First Special Session, Chapter 4, Article 2, Section 26).
The following FAQs and the accompanying forms provide information on how to administer this new policy. The first form is Waiver of Medical Coverage. This is the form that an employee who receives the full employer contribution must submit in order to waive medical coverage. The second form is the Proof of Medical Coverage Through Another State Employee. This form states that one employee intends to cover the other and serves as the proof of other coverage that is required.
https://mn.gov/mmb/segip/news-and-updates.jsp?id=301134 (THIS IS THE FAQ PAGE LINK)
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Friday, June 23, 2017
AFT Applauds Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Career and Technical Education
For Immediate
Release
June 22, 2017
Contact: Michael
Heenan
202-577-3941
AFT Applauds Bipartisan
Bill to Enhance Career and Technical Education
“We fight every day for working folks to have good jobs that provide livable wages to sustain families. That is the purpose of high-quality career and technical education programs, and that is why we support this bill and are grateful that, at least in this one public education arena, there is real bipartisanship. High-quality CTE trains students for well-paying jobs and equips teachers with resources to provide students with the skills and education they need to succeed.
“As we confront new challenges, like rebuilding the nation’s broken infrastructure, we need to cultivate the next generation of designers and engineers. It’s essential to give students the skills and knowledge they need to be able to immediately enter the workforce and help grow the economy.
“H.R. 2353 reflects the AFT’s recommendations for strengthening CTE programs, including a commitment to high-quality professional development for educators, supportive partnerships that link school districts and teachers with industry partners, and an emphasis on career guidance.
“We are thankful for the bipartisan leadership of Reps. Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) in introducing this important bill, and for the commitment of House Education and the Workforce Committee Chair Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) and ranking member Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) in moving this legislation through the House. We look forward to working with the Senate to ensure this bill becomes law.”
Follow AFT President Randi Weingarten: http://twitter.com/rweingarten
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Trump’s Apprenticeship Announcement
Contact:
Marcus Mrowka
202-531-0689
AFT President
Randi Weingarten on Trump’s Apprenticeship Announcement
Washington—AFT President Randi Weingarten on
President Donald Trump’s executive order and announcement on apprenticeships:
“We believe strongly in apprenticeship programs. They give Americans the opportunity to develop the technical skills and hands-on knowledge they need for the good jobs of today and tomorrow. While we don’t know the contours or details of this order, we are ready to work with anyone, including this administration, to ensure apprenticeship programs—like the ones the building trades have modeled—are high-quality and prevent bad actors from preying on students, and that real investments are made in career and technical education in high schools and community colleges.”
Follow AFT President Randi Weingarten:
http://twitter.com/rweingarten
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